The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-16
General News.

Capt. Michael o'Leary shot himself
through the head at Pensacola.
Los Angeles, CAL, will expend s1,-
100000 next year for system of
sewerage.
Bud samuela shot and killed, at
Mt. Vernon, KY, Garrett Hampton,
and escaped.
Chas, johnson, gambler, was stabbed
to death in San Antonio, by Mexi-
can, who escaped.
Isaac Hays, Wholesale liquors, New
York, has assigned. Liabilities 1885,.
900, assets about $4,000.
Miss Victoria Parks, aged 10 years,
suicided with trough on rats" at Chat
tanooga, No causo known.
The passenger steamer @, H. Merritt,
valued at $4,000, burned at Chatham,
Ontario. Insurance $4,000.
Hung suen, the new Chinese ambas-
sador, accompanied by an imposing
suite, has arrived in Berlin.
Houston, Texas, is not very large
place, yet sixteen divorces were
granted 10 one day there recently,
Tho wife of Alderman Langhrau, Of
Hot Springs, Ark, recently bitten by
vicious dog, died of hydrophobia.
A bridge ia to be built at once across
the Columbia river from the Oregon
side to La Camas, Washington terri.
tory,
The Royal Insurance Company Of
Montgomery, Alabama, has collapsed,
with liabilities of $l59,8ao to $4,000
assets,
Sunday night, during freshes in
Rowan Greek, Kyo cabin with five
occupants was swept away, and all
drowned,
r. @. Nicholson, manager of tho
Nashville Protective and Collection
Agency, has abseonded to Canada, He
is short $4,000.
John Morley has been elected hon
oraFy president of the Associated So
cietios of Edinburg University in sue
cession to Robert Browning,
The strike of the book and job
printers IN Chicago has ended and the
men return to work on the basis of ten
hours a day for $ls per week.
The threatened strike of the Chics,
go stock yards switohmen has been
avoided, q satisfactory settlement as to
the wages and hours of work having
been arranged,
At Norfolk, Va, fire destroyed
the Palais Royal notion store on Main
street, owned by Louis Lowenthal
The loss is estimated at 40, ,0O0i lnsuF
suranGe, $4,000.
The western barb wire manufactur
ere are about to combine to resist thu
payment of royalty to the WashbuFr
d MoeR Company, and to contest th,
validity of their patents,
The statement is made on the au
thority of Governor Taylor, ContFolle
PiekaFd and Assistant Treasurer Hous
that the January interest on the Ten
pessee debt will be paid al maturity
The depradatlons of Indians nea
HolbFook, Arizona, have been so man!
that the settlers have resolved to com
mence war Of determination If th
redskins do not keep inside the reseT
Vation,
Telegrams from AccFa, western AL
RIGA, under date Of Dec, J, says tha
King Jaja Of 0Porbo, who was recent.
arrested by tho British consul for in
teFfcring with traders, has been sen
| into exile.
/ The Sam Jup Company, poWeFtu
Chinese corporation in San FFanclscc
bas been divided BY dispute int
| two factions, the members of whlcl
are wagmg a war Of extermipatlon NJ
on each other
Owing 70 pressure by foreign cFodI
tors, w. a II. Chalmers, dealers i
linens, New York and Dundee, seoi
land, have assigned The labilitie
are stated at less than 100000, a
sets not known
Al Riyerhead, i, i, Francis Asl
bury Hawkins, aged about %, Of :
, spectacle aptecedcpts, was found gull
I, Of murder ip the FIRST degree for ki
2 ing bis mother, who objected 70 !
2 intended marriage,
I
Johann Most has been convicted
: a jury Of psipg ipcepdiaFy lapgpal
! A motion for new Trial hsa b
made. Lis tq be hoped thst
anarchist viii not escape tbe ipsf r
atty of BIS deeds.
"a Germany Aasigia spq tag y
agreed o raisq sRaE ministers
Madria e ibe FapA q emsassaaa
and Esgiepd Is expected e telio
s 9hm a sisb tqweea the Feeoepisl
4. cf Spain aa q gfesl powell